October 29, 2018

THE DESERT HILTON | BILLABONG ADVENTURE DIVISION

It’s like nowhere else
I’ve ever been in my life. When you wake up in the morning all you can think
about about surfing, and nature, and trying not to kick your toes on rocks.” -
Laura Enever

The mythos of heading
into the Australian desert to find waves has been burned into the collective
consciousness of surfers for generations. Images of Occy threading crystal pits
in Green Iguana, or sharks cruising by Shane Dorian surfing a bombie during the
Billabong Challenge are two images that spring to mind.

During a recent
Adventure Division trip, Occy and Shane took a new generation of crew back to
the Desert Hilton, hunting swells and experience beyond the everyday grind. The
faces might have changed but the results are timeless - miles of driving
rewarded with heaving barrels over urchin-infested reef.

Join Occy, Shane
Dorian, Jack Robinson, Laura Enever, Shaun Manners, & Kai Hing as they head
North by Northwest for one iconic trip.